Hexane → HCID 60077543, compound

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Reaction Steps

solution of BuLi (2.5M) in hexane (9.6 ml; 0.024 mol) was added to a stirred solution of 2,5-difluoroanisol (2.88 g, 0.02 mol) in dry THF (30 ml) at −70 C, followed after 2 h by solution of zinc chloride (3.6 g; 0.026 mol) in dry THF (50 ml). The reaction temperature was allowed to raise to room temperature and then stirring was maintained at room temperature for 30 min. Pd(OAc)2 (8 mg; 0.2 mol %) was added, followed by ethyl cis-3-bromoacrylate (3.58 g; 0.02 mol). The reaction mixture was placed in preheated oil bath and heated under reflux for 1 h. The resulting reaction mixture was chilled to −78 C and 60 ml (0.06 mol) of DIBAL (1M solution in hexanes) was added dropwise. The stirring was continued at −78 C for 2 h and 1 h at room temperature. The reaction was quenched with water and all solids were dissolved by addition of HCl. The organic phase was diluted with ether, separated, washed with 5N HCl, brine and evaporated in vacuo. The residue was Kugelrohr distilled (1.5×10−2 mbar, 150 C) to give 3.7 g (92%) of crude (2Z)-3-(3,6-difluoro-2-methoxyphenyl)-2-propen-1-ol, which contains˜6% of other regioisomers. The crude product was used in the next step without further purification.

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